Report: Pat Burrell to retire

Monday

The man who led the procession down Broad Street on Halloween 2008 is calling it a career.

According to Tim Dierks at MLB Trade Rumors Pat Burell is retiring after 12 big league seasons.

Back in November Burrell told the AP the right foot injury that has plagued him throughout the bulk of his career had him seriously considering retirement.

Burrell played in just 92 games for the Giants in 2011, hitting 7 HR with 20 RBI, a .230 average and .756 OPS.

After underperforming as a DH in parts of two seasons with the Rays (16 HR, 77 RBI, .218 BA, .672 OPS) prompting his release in May 2010, Burrell was picked up by the Giants and helped them reach the World Series by hitting 18 HR with 51 RBI, a .266 average and .872 OPS in 341 plate appearances.

He didn't really help the Giants win that World Series, going 0-for-13 with 11 strikeouts. His performance with the Phillies in the 2008 World Series wasn't so hot either, (1-for-14), though Burrell certainly made that one hit count in the continuation of the series-clinching Game 5.

Though Burrell never lived up to the hype of being the Phillies' number one draft pick (first overall) in 1998, or the six-year, $50-million dollar contract extension he signed prior to the 2003 season, his lifetime numbers as a Phillie are respectable: 251 home runs (4th all-time in club history), 827 RBI (8th all-time in club history), 253 doubles (14th all-time in club history), 785 walks (5th all-time in club history), .852 OPS (19th all-time in club history), .485 slugging percentage (17th all-time in club history), and a .257 average.

All told for his career, Burrell had 292 home runs and 976 RBI, with a .253 average, .834 OPS, 299 doubles, 767 runs, and 932 walks.

Wonder if the Phillies tender Burrell a one-day contract so he can retire a Phillie?

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